“It is at this point well known that large tech companies, located primarily in Silicon Valley, are discriminating against politically conservative entities and individuals, including banning them from social media platforms such as Twitter, based solely on their political and ideological viewpoints,” Mr Jones’s company, Free Speech Systems, states in a 15-page complaint.

“Having effectively cornered the market, [PayPal] is now using that market power to restrain conservative trade and commerce,” it adds.

Mr Jones is himself being sued over alleged defamation by the parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, which he has claimed was a hoax.

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